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"with the high degree of culture and personal force that is to be found among the members of the Brahmo Samaj, "The Inquirer, a London journal of free religious fellowship, cordially recognises "the significance of Indian Theism" as reflected in the volume with its "fervour of oriental piety" and "exuberance of language," its "soundness of sense and balance of judgment that are especially welcome as evidence of the best type of Indian thought today." And it concludes, about the author, with the words, "A teacher of many in his great land, he would be a teacher of respect for it and its children in this country." Next, as to the reception accorded in our own "great land," Pandit Sitanath Tattwabhushan, in The Indian Messenger welcomes with "unfeigned satisfaction" "this last great contribution to our religious literature," which he would devoutly see "find its way to all pious homes and hearts." The author he counts as "one of those rare individuals who become widely known and deeply honoured through the